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The first part of the drive-about on Friday (8th) was out on the back roads in Cooke County. And that day was very hot. A lot more pleasant today, eh! Since these animals are herbivores they seemed to get along. However when watching closely you never know what excitement awaits. 🙂 Next stop was at…
On Labor Day Claire took us to Saxon Park (Norman). So I could not find any info specifically about the park. However there was a lot about John Saxon and his gift of $30 million to OU. So presumably the park had something to do with him. The park has a 1.8 mile trail, part…
Over the long holiday weekend we headed north to green Oklahoma! And yes it is much greener up there. In Norman, a 1/2 inch was recorded last night. Lucky dogs! 🙂 They needed the rain too. Now please send some to us in Texas, eh. Norman residents and visitors are lucky to have the Ruby…
Animals are certainly a favorite subject. And many a dramatic event can occur if you wait long enough. Now the drama! It was eating an aphid! And the other aphids seemed to be oblivious to their mate getting eaten. Maybe the others did not like that mate. 😉 More drama but slower drama. LOL “No…
Thank goodness for digital cameras! I would not be able to afford the processing of a film camera with all the shots I take. So of course thank goodness for the digital cameras so we can document so much! How Much Will New Fossil Fuel Projects Harm Polar Bears? We Can Now Calculate It A…
So the word rill is another name for a small stream. Indeed I love a good rill. LOL However I don’t think the definition of a rill would fit this creek. Stream Terminology and Definitions describes the terms of running water that occupies a channel. This creek did not have any running water currently. However…
The nature nerds were out on the Cooke County roads yesterday! And goodness it was fun as always. Treasures and treasures! The Texas Click Beetle (Alaus lusciosus) was just awesome! No bones about it we were having fun. A couple more treasures from this spot tomorrow. 🙂 It Took Just One Wolf to Revive An…
What to do on another hot day? Well, short walks of course. 🙂 Bigger, earlier and itchier: Why poison ivy loves climate change What sounds did sabertooths make? Scientists investigate Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Snow sounds very refreshing today doesn’t it? Of course there is none in North Texas. Well, at least not the ice crystal type. However we do have Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)! And we have the Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) here at our house. So guess what? That will be the “snow” today. LOL…